The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-01
REV. DR.. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIVINEs Sun.
DAY SERMON.
sabJect OF Discourse: The Ran.
sOmcd-"

cur Trend takes you through his valI-
abe hcuse. You examine the arches. tn.
freseo. the grass-ploi-. the ish-ponds. he
cQnserrnturies, the parks Of dee, and YOU
saE within yourself, or you say aloud
" hat did all this cost You see costly
apparel, or you see a high-mettied span "
horse harBessed with silver and gold, and
yol begin . MAKE an estimate of the value
he man Who owns large estate cannot in
EiEnily tel you what it IS ali worth. He
says; i VII estimate 50 much for the
house, - much for the furniture, so much
Tor l1ying out the grounds. 50 much for the
stock, 50 much for the tarn, so much for
the eguipaEE-adding up, in al making this
! aggregE,er
Wei, my friends, i hear so much about our
mansion in heaven. about its furniture and
the grand surroundings, that l want TO know
bow much II Is ell worth, aad what has nctu-
ally been paid fer l. cannot compete in
e month or a year the ma gnifcent calcula-
ton; but before get through to-day / hope
. give you the figures 'Ye are bought
with price.
With some friends went to London
[ Tower L look az the crown Jewels OF Eng
land We walked around. caught one glimpse
Ct them, and being in the procession were
compelled 10 pass ont wish that to-day
could take this audience Into the tower Of
Gods mercy and strength. that YOU might
EEiE around Just once at least and see the
crown Jewels Of eternity, behold their brill
lance and estimate their value. ''Yo are
bought with price, Vow. il You have
large amount Of money to pay, you do not
pay 4 all AZ once, but you pay It BY Install
Inenfs-so n.uch the first Of january. 50 much
the FIRST q Arr9- 50 nslch die fnf OF July,
- much The first OF October, until lie ertire
amount J. paid And have 10 tell this audi
cnce that '-Nou have been bought with a
price and that that price was paid in differ
ent insfailmentS
The 1rs. instssl lrient paid for the clearance
q or souls was the iguominious birth Of
Christ IN Bethlehem. Though we may never
BE- carefully looked after afterward, our Id
vent into tho world IS carefully guarded We
cone into the world amid kindly attentions
Privacy and silence are afforded when God
launches an immortal soul into the world
Z kfea the rougbest OF men know enough 70
stand lack But have % tell Eou that in
the village On the side Of the hill there was a
I very bcd.am OF uproar when Jesus was
t born IN a village capable Of accommodate
I ing only few hundred people many thou
SIND people we're crowd d. and amid hos
7 tiers and uuleteers and camel drivers yelling
a. stupid beasts Of burden. the Messiah APP
Qe1red- No silence No privacy A better
ADAPTED pia hath the en- glet in the eyrie-
hath the vheipin the lions lair. Tho exi.eof
heaven licth down uDou the straw. The
first night out from the palace OF heaFen
sTenf in an ogtkpuse One hour after laying
aside the robes OF heaven. dre sed in a
wrapper Of coarse linen one would have
supposed that Christ wosid have made
more gradual descent, coming from heaven
lnst 70 a hall way world Of great magnitude.
then 70 CEsar's palace, then 70 merchants
rnsfle in iiaiiiee then 10 private home in
Bethany, then 70 a fshermanE hut, and asst
q ali 70 the stable No It was one leap
from the top 70 the bsttom.
Let Us 9pen the door Of the carnvansary in
Bethlehem and drive away the camcls
fftss o. through the group OF idlers an 1
l0uugerE What. o Mary. no Light e. No
light she SAYS. save that which Gomez
through the d0ar. What, Mary, no food
None she SAYS, only that viii is
brought IN the suck on the journey Let
TIE Esfhiehem woman who has come in here
with kindly attentions put back the covering
from Tic babe that we may look upon Il
Look Look Uncover your head. Let US
Eneel l-etall voices be hushed. Son OF Mary
Son Of God Child Of n day-mon-
arrk Of etern tyt 10 that eve the
glance n 4 God Omniuotence sheatbe-f
changed from the feeble Paint to the tone
that shall wake the dead H0sannai Ho-
.aunai Glory be 10 God that Jesus came
fruin throne 70 Manager that we might rise
iron nianreT q throne, AMI that all the gates
are open. and that the door II heaven that
once swung this way to let Jesus out, now
swings the other way 10 let Us in. Let all
The helmen Of heaven lay hold the rope and
ring out the news. .fehlld. ! bring you
gla1 tidings q great JOY, which shall BE- to
$50
DzEii Saviour which is Christ the Lord n
The seccn1 fnstziimen- paid for orr souls
cle4ranae was the scene In Cuarantania
mountainous region full Of caverns, where
TIER ere % this day PAINTERS aud wild
tel1rs II ali sorts. % that yO1 must nov,
ihe traveller says, 90 there armed with knife
Or Eln or flstd Il was there that Jesus
went 70 think and pray, and IL was there
that fbis monster Of bell, more sly.
more terrific than anFthing that p-oWled !
49,
CHRIST The rose IN the cheeI Of Christ
that Fublius Lentnlus. in hrs lefter b the I
Roman Senate, ascrihed % Jesus-that rose J
llnd scattered is petals Abstinence from
,ood had thrown him into eTnaciation The a
1uei-t abstinence fsom food recorded in
iFofane history is that OF the crew OF the
hin Juno. for twenty tbres days they had
1ufhin. 70 cat Bat this sufferer had tasted
! ui1ut5 md Ten days beiOre He broke fast /
Hunser must have agonized every fibre Of
lie body and gnaw d on the stomach with !
eeih o. death S'he thought OF a morsel Of
brad or meat must have thrille the body
zita s1fnethlng ike ferocity. Turn cut
AK of men hungry as Christ was a-hu1-
: rss. and n they hal strength. with one
7el n = would devour you as a fioa would
. KID II was IN that pang Il huPger that /.
Jesus vas ar0ostei ana Ssfan saii-- .N1sv
.hnnes the = nes. which look ike breai
rto a. a-flai supply Of hreal Had tho ,
1'iii iafiqn come % you OF me Under tho !
circumstances. we woald have cried" 3 cad :
shall be- and had been almost impatient !
9 tie time Il. en- Tor mastieation. but :
lrls1 With uue band beat hack the hunger,
nj with The other hand b.at hack the mon
r. q darkucss o. We femp-el ones, !
hrs; was tempted. We are toll that Ma : !
lalenn ordered q coat Of mai made; bu. he :
-, cot quite esrtAin that Il was impene- /,
ruhie, 20 BE- sid 70 the manufacturer OF /.
iirr r1at q mail. Put IL on nov yolr- !
~ and iet Us Try 4. and with shot /,
Ilfer shaf from bis own pistol the Emperor !
u1lui out that u Was Just what il PRETENDED !
% be-a good coat Of mail Then the man !,
SERVED 3 iar-e reward J bless God that :
he sane coaf q mail tsaf Eiruck hack the !.
lezpcus q temptation FROM ths heart Of y
ih1ist We nay all now war. for Jesus !
tsrl-f and saFss Il have tesr temDted, and :
kzoE v hat Il Is o L. tealptei Take this =
o. that defended Sic aud wear It for your !
cires VII zee you through all trials and :
vi eee jon through oil iemgtafion.n
brt. ssgs satan sill further TO Jesus, a
cons and Vii show you something worth = !,
oqrtus At aud after a half-dsy's journey =
my caula - Jerusalem and 70 the top OF the I,
enpie- Just as one might Go mp in the y !,
over Of Antwerp and look OF upoa BsI. "
IN, - satan 1rou hit Christ u the Top OF m
p ? stnrle- some people Al q great height :,
~ dry, and have a strange DISPOSITION 70 \,
mp. - ts1tzn comes 70 Christ with pow n
md Temptation 10 that very crisis Stand =
y hers n the top Of the Temple thes look n
r. magnificent reach OF country. ~
rain nei1z, vineyards. olive groves. forests :. =,
% struaelE. cattle IN the valley. nocks en- ~
= hills, aHd villages. aud cites. and realms =
NOW says Satan -i1l maks a bargain "
1s. jump on. know il Is a great way from "a
ie top Of the Temple 10 the valley. but II you -
70 oirlne yor can fy. Jump OF. /. won't =,
~ gou- Angels vii c1f-h you Your .
A. = ul1 hold yoa- Beside.. IN make yo1 -
large rressuf- II you will III give yol =
"a Minor, / Il give YOU India, III give ou ~
IA z give voa Ethi1Dia III give rou ~.
Alyi ~ give you Spain. III give you ser- az
-ng, ~ give you brir1in- N give you all m,
e Hor1- What : humiliation II must ~
- heeu -.
10 to-rnorroT morning and get into an al n
altos Wltf some Wretch crawling up ~,
m a gln-c-ilar IN The Fourth Ward New NJ
1ih -Ao. y11 NY, would Dot bemran Al
I'll BY ssttrsg in ~ b a contest Then ~,
III 4 Utat the King 81 Heaven and
lrih endured Wien He came down and s.c
3 Ett that great VIII b q he'll, and fought "a,
n n tie wliie-uezs AMI on Tho TOP OF inc ~
rfie. Bot I hless God m that triumph We
r. tg1artafiuu Christ rires ~ ths assurance cor